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Kaṭhopaniṣad 2.25 & Conclusion—Death is the Self's Curry

"How can one know thus as to where It (the Self) is, for which both the brāhmaṇa and the kṣatriya become food, and for which Death takes the place of a curry?" Namaste 🙏

Kaṭhopaniṣad 2.23-24—Self is Known thru Self Alone

“This Self cannot be known through much study, nor through the intellect, nor through much hearing. It can be known through the Self alone that the aspirant prays to; thi

Kaṭhopaniṣad 2.21-22—The Self in the Heart

“While sitting, It travels far away; while sleeping, It goes everywhere. Who but I can know that Deity who is both joyful and joyless? Having meditated on the Self as bod

Kaṭhopaniṣad 2.19-20—Calming the Senses

“If the killer thinks (of It) in terms of killing, and if the killed thinks (of It) as killed, both of them do not know. It does not kill, nor is it killed. The Self that

Kaṭhopaniṣad 2.17-18—ĀŪṀ: The Greatest Means

“This medium is the best; this medium is the supreme and the inferior Brahman. Meditating on this medium, one becomes adorable in the world of Brahman. The intelligent Se

Kaṭhopaniṣad 2.15-16—ĀŪṀ: A Love Supreme

“I tell you briefly of that goal which all the Vedas propound with one voice, which all the austerities speak of, and wishing for which, people practise brahmācārya. It i

Kaṭhopaniṣad 2.13-14—The Mansion of Brahman

Death continued: “After hearing this, grasping it fully, separating this righteous thing from the body etc., and attaining this subtle thing, that mortal rejoices, for he

Kaṭhopaniṣad—“I Am That I Am”

Namaste 🙏 So I wanted to follow up on the previous video, which is about meditation. What do you do when you get to the point where you're seeing the light of Brahman? (T

Kaṭhopaniṣad—Light of Brahman

Namaste 🙏 We've been talking in these videos on Kaṭhopaniṣad about the background, the context for meditation and self-realization. And this is very important. But we als

Kaṭhopaniṣad 2.11-12—Adhyātma-yoga

“O Naciketā, you, on becoming enlightened, have rejected them all by examining patiently the highest reach of desire, the support of the universe, the infinite results of

Kaṭhopaniṣad 2.9-10—Attaining the Eternal

“The wisdom that you have, O dearest one, which leads to sound knowledge when imparted only by someone other than a logician, is not to be attained through argument. O co

Kaṭhopaniṣad 2.7-8—Hearing from the Adept

“Of that Self—which is not available for the mere hearing to many, and which many do not understand even while hearing—the expounder is wonderful and the receiver is wond

Kaṭhopaniṣad 2.5-6—"The Blind Leading the Blind"

“Living in the midst of ignorance and considering themselves intelligent and enlightened, the senseless people go round and round, following crooked courses, just like th

Kaṭhopaniṣad 2.3-4–The Electable and the Delectable

Death: "O Naciketā, you, such as you are, have discarded, after consideration, all the desirable things that are themselves delightful or are the producers of delight. Yo

Kaṭhopaniṣad 2.1-2—The Pleasurable or the Preferable?

Namaste. So beginning the second Adhyāya of the Kaṭhopaniṣad, Death has accepted Naciketā as a student after testing him to see whether he still has material desires or i

Kaṭhopaniṣad Adhyāya 2 Introduction—Adhyātma-yoga the Supreme Truth

Namaste. So now I want to introduce the second Adhyāya or chapter of the Kaṭha Upaniṣad. And in this chapter, Death begins his exposition of the Supreme Truth. And the su

Kaṭhopaniṣad 1.20-29—Naciketā Conquers Death

Naciketā: “This doubt that arises, consequent on the death of a man—some saying, ‘It exists,’ and others saying, ‘It does not exist.’ I would know this, under your instru

Kaṭhopaniṣad 2.25 & Conclusion—Death is the Self's Curry

"How can one know thus as to where It (the Self) is, for which both the brāhmaṇa and the kṣatriya become food, and for which Death takes the place of a curry?" Namaste 🙏

Kaṭhopaniṣad 1.19-20—The Third Boon

Death: “O Naciketā, this is for you the boon about the Fire that leads to heaven, for which you prayed through the second boon. People will speak of this Fire as yours in

Kaṭhopaniṣad 1.17-18—The Thrice-Triple Fire

“One who, getting connection with the three, piles up the Nāciketa fire thrice, and undertakes the three kinds of work, crosses over death. Getting knowledge of that Omni